The OEB 2015 Debate: “the forgotten basics” Under the chairmanship of Dr Harold Elletson, the motion posed in this year’s plenary debate was 'This House believes 21st Century skills aren’t being taught - and they should be’. The future of education and t... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Video EDUCA 2015 2015 has been an amazing year in the world of video. One example, Facebook reported a rise in video views, between April and November 2015, from 4 billion views per day to 8 billion. That is some shift. That is... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Business EDUCA: curiosity, tenacity and creativity core L&D skills for 2016 In OEB 2015’s Business EDUCA track this year, Learning and Development leaders from businesses around the globe explored strategies and tactics to impact the performance of organisations and the individuals wit... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Future Trends: AR/VR, personalisation and hybrid learning spaces The prospects for education in a rapidly changing world defined the agenda of OEB 2015, the global, cross-sector conference on technology supported learning and training. Accelerating the shift will mean taking... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Change is upon us: Price, Doctorow and Goldin address OEB 2015 The OEB 2015 Opening Plenary featured talks from three speakers whose work reckons with the state of change not just in education but the world broadly: David Price, OBE - a learning futurist who works on some ... Read More December 16, 2015 News
David Price Twitter chat highlights OEB 2015 keynote speaker David Price, a learning futurist and best-selling author, hosted a Twitter chat around the theme: How will we work, live and learn in the future? Co-founder of the culture ... Read More December 10, 2015 News
Jay Cross: Change agent and futurist “My calling,” said Jay Cross, “is to make people happy. Millions of people. Particularly in the rat race we call business. They deserve more fulfilling, satisfied lives.” In the few weeks that have passed since... Read More November 30, 2015 News
While you’re in Berlin… Berlin. Image by Reinhard Link, Flickr creative commons If you’re lucky enough to be arriving early - or staying on in Berlin for a few days after OEB - we’ve compiled a list of attractions that will make y... Read More November 26, 2015 News
Edtech tool of the month: SmileUrbo SmileUrbo is an award-winning, interactive role-playing game with a difference. Imagine this scenario in your town: unemployment is rising, young people are leaving, and infant mortality is increasing. The ... Read More November 26, 2015 News
This House believes 21st-century skills aren’t being taught – and they should be This year’s OEB debate will tackle one of the biggest issues plaguing decision-makers, educational institutions, businesses, and learners themselves: the universal rise in youth unemployment, accompanied by the... Read More November 26, 2015 News
